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Southeastern Mills, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ROME, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southeastern Mills, Inc in ROME, GEORGIA
Employer Southeastern Mills, Inc Report ID 2018021527
Address 333 Old Lindale Road City, State ZIP ROME, GEORGIA 30161
Event Date February 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1297219
GPS Coordinates 34.21000, -85.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading frozen chubs (tubes of meat) into the hydrauflaker. As he was trying to manipulate the chub around, his left ring finger was caught between the chub and ram (pusher) as it was returning to the home position. The left ring finger was pinched and the muscle on the finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2018, a worker at Southeastern Mills, Inc in ROME, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.

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